TSR WEEKLY WRAP | 4 OCT 2023

It’s Victoria Derby and Victoria Oaks times.

There are three Derby heats at Melton on Saturday night and two Oaks heats on the same program.

We have six Derby contenders and five Oaks runners.

VICTORIA DERBY

Heat 1: Petracca, Celebrity Royal, Our Vine

Heat 2: The Lost Storm, Oliver Dan, Perfect Class

VICTORIA OAKS

Heat 1: Elysian Jay, Perfect In Pink

Heat 2: Major Delight, Sweet Bella, Joyful

They’re group 1s we’ve been fortunate to win with the likes of Our Little general (2017) and Act Now (2021), and Beauty Secret (2012), Miss Graceland (2017), Shez All Rock (2018), Ladies In Red (2021) and Encipher (2022).

Let’s have a look at the first rankings for Inter Dominion in Queensland later in the year.

PACERS

2-Honolua Bay

6-Encipher (Golden Ticket entry via The Eureka)

8-Act Now

10-Mach Dan

11-Ladies In Red

13-Hurricane Harley

17-Amore Vita

30-Narutac Prince

31-Beyond Delight

41-Treachery

Hesallmuscle is ranked 43 for the trotters’ series.

WINNERS IN THE PAST WEEK

PERFECT CLASS (Kerryn Manning):  Reg Withers 3yo Classic, 2180m, at Kilmore on Friday, September 29. MR 2:3.7. LH 57.1 LQ 27. Congratulations Sam Stewart and Peter Gleeson.